Valerian of Abbenza

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name=Valerian of Abbenza
birth_date=377
death_date=457
feast_day=15 December
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Saint Valerian (377-457) was bishop of Abbenza in North Africa. He was martyred in 457 when he refused to surrender the sacred vessels of his church to the Vandals led by Arian king Geiseric. Valerian was driven out of the city and left to die of exposure.

Veneration

Saint Valerian's feast day is December 15.

References

*cite web | last = Jones | first = Terry | title = Valerian | work = Patron Saints Index | url=http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/stv81bw.htm | accessdate = 2007-04-29
*cite web | title =St. Valerian | work =Saints and Angels | publisher =Catholic Online | url =http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1917 | accessdate =2007-04-29